After navigating the city streets, the tree eventually arrived at its planting location in the conifers, a perennially moist spot adjacent a nearby spring. Some 43 years later, this tree has established in the landscape, yet not without trial and tribulation.

As lead author in a review article in Plant, Cell, and Environment, Jessica Savage, Arnold Arboretum Putnam Fellow, highlights current research on phloem and the importance of its physiology in plant ecology. abstract »